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Clinton Fingerprints on Plagiarism Flap

Hillary Rodham Clinton says reporters, not her campaign, uncovered evidence of Democratic rival Barack Obama sharing speech lines with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Fact Check on War Spending

President Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a fight on Iraq spending, each struggling for the upper hand in public perception.

Fact Check: Democrats and Insurance

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are in a tussle over whether the government should require everyone to carry health insurance.

Fact Check: Giuliani and Immigration

Rudy Giuliani, under fire for protecting illegal immigrants as mayor, insists that New York was not a refuge for people in the U.S. illegally.

Fact Check: Romney and the Crime Issue

As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney issued no pardons, limited lobbying by would-be judges and sought to create a judicial nominating process based solely on merit.

Fact Check: Giuliani's Cancer Stats

No one argues that Rudy Giuliani was diagnosed with prostate cancer, underwent treatment and survived. Yet there is a dispute about the statistics he quotes about his chances of survival.

Dispute Could Result in SCHIP Cuts

Nearly two dozen states may have to trim the number of families covered under a children's health program in coming months if Democratic lawmakers and the Bush administration don't reach an agreement on how much money to set aside for the program.

Clinton Claims Credit for Child Program

When she talks about health care reform on the campaign trail, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton points to a multibillion-dollar health insurance program for children as one of her signature accomplishments.

Fact Check: Obama on Afghanistan

Democrat Barack Obama said it, the Republican Party pointed out in a screaming headline Tuesday that highlighted the presidential candidate's comments on Afghanistan and the killing of civilians.

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DEBATE REALITY CHECK: PALIN WRONG ON DARFUR DIVESTMENT October 02, 2008

Fact Check: Did Obama Refuse to Support Bailout Bill

Source: CNN

CNN uncovers another McCain camp twisting of the truth. The Verdict: Misleading. Obama and McCain made similar comments expressing qualified support for the bailout prior to the House vote.

FactCheck.org: Not Coming Clean on Coal

Source: factcheck.org

A McCain-Palin ad claims the Obama-Biden ticket opposes clean coal. Not true

McCain: wrong on Ike

Source: post-gazette.com

McCain talked a lot about reform Friday night and the need for elected officials to show backbone and accountability. To back that up he repeated a story about Ike writing out a resignation letter the night before the invasion of Normandy.

McCain misstates some facts in debate on foreign policy

Source: McClatchey Newspapers

On facts, and on the common knowledge among true expert foreign policy advisors, McCain failed his foreign policy debate. He made too many factual errors to list here, so read them and hold the media accountable for pointing them out!

McCain's 'Failed State' Gaffe

Source: Jackson Free Press

One of the surprises in Friday night's debate was Sen. John McCain blatant gaffe about Pakistan being a "failed state"—ironically in a moment when he was trying to show that Obama is the "naive" one. From McClatchy News:

Dubious Claims in Obama's Ads Against McCain, Despite Vow of Truth

Source: The New York Times

In all, Mr. Obama has released at least five commercials that have been criticized as misleading or untruthful against Mr. McCain's positions in the past two weeks. Mr.

FactCheck.org: Keeping Quiet?

Source: factcheck.org

A new McCain-Palin ad says that "McCain and his congressional allies led" on the financial crisis while Obama was "mum." That's simply not true:

FactCheck.org: 'Born Alive' Baloney

Source: factcheck.org

A anti-abortion group is running an ad featuring a woman who says she survived a failed abortion and that "if Barack Obama had his way, I wouldn't be here." She's wrong.

CQ Politics | Palin's Pipeline: Less Than Meets the Eye

Source: CQPolitics.com

In Alaska, Gov. Sarah Palin 's work on a new natural gas pipeline is as big a part of her resume as any other single issue

YouTube - CNN Fact Checks McCain: Verdict He's Not Telling Truth

Source: YouTube

This is by far the most thorough debunking I've seen to date on the myriad of lies coming from Team McCain. Obama wants to teach sex to kindergarteners? Lie. Palin opposed the Bridge to Nowhere? Lie. Palin hasn't taken earmarks as Governor? Lie.

Fact Check: McCain-lobbyist connections

Source: CNN

"John McCain says that he is going to tell all those lobbyists in Washington that their days of running Washington are over, which sounds pretty good until you discover that seven of his top campaign managers and officials are -- guess what? -- former corporate lobbyists," Obama  …

FactCheck.org: Off Base on Sex Ed

Source: factcheck.org

A McCain-Palin campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" in the area of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." But the claim is simply false

Fact Check: Palin Wrong on Former VP Credentials

Source: ABC News Blogs

ABC News' Lisa Chinn reports: During her interview with ABC News' Charlie Gibson Thursday Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin attempted to deflect a question about the fact she has never met a foreign head of state by saying that "many" other vice presidential nomine …

Speechmaking for Dummies

Establish empathy with your audienceSow suspicion of your opponents' motivationsDistance yourself from the status quoTie yourself to shared idealsInvoke patriotism, God, and apple pie.Sarah Palin made a speech last night, and for a small-town girl with a community college educati …

Sarah Palin's RNC speech - Fact check

Source: Yahoo! News

Sarah Palin's speech at RNC yesterday night was not all truth. Though most of her rambling was about herself, her family and about demeaning Obama, this article on Yahoo clearly shows blows the cover off some of her statements.

Factchecking Palin

Source: Political Animal

I thought Palin's speech was quite good: well-written, well delivered. And, as I said earlier, I think she's a genuinely engaging person, and comes across very well. There were just a couple of problems.

Republicans set up "Ministry of Truth"

Source: politicswest.com

In this west side location that is not far from the Pepsi Center yet out of sight from Democratic delegates and protesters walking downtown, Republicans will be crafting anti-Barack Obama messages nearly round the clock this week.

John McCain's "Truth Problem"

John McCain once again highlights the tenuous connection he and his campaign have with reality in their new campaign ad.

Saddleback Forum Bloopers: FactCheck

Source: FactCheck.org

Obama said he "worked with John McCain" on ethics legislation, when in fact their short-lived collaboration collapsed into bitter public wrangling long before any bill resulted.

New McCain ad repeats already debunked lie about Obama

Source: CNN

John McCain's campaign released another ad Friday that paints Barack Obama as an out-of-touch celebrity.

McCain, Obama claims stretch the truth

Source: Politico

In a year when John McCain is the Maverick Republican and Obama is the "Change" from typical Washington Politics, Both have mastered the art of "Doublespeak"

McAuliffe denies report Clinton will concede race

Source: CNN

Terry McAuliffe is insisting an AP report that Clinton will concede the Democratic nomination this evening are false. Clinton says she is "absolutely" not prepared to admit Obama has beaten her in the race.

FACT CHECK: Obama's Army Anecdote Checks Out

Source: ABC News Blogs

Conservative journalists have been hammering the Obama camp re: the story in the Texas debate about the Army platoon with reduced forces. Jake Tapper checks out the sources and confirms that Obama had it right.

The Not-Quite Truth About NYC

Source: FactCheck.org

Rudy Giuliani's latest TV ad falsely claims New York City experienced "record crime ... until Rudy." In fact, the downward trend was well established before he was sworn in. The ad also claims New York is "America's most liberal city," but his campaign offers no evidence.

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